04-19-2022, 02:09 PM
(04-19-2022, 12:10 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Right. I read dozens of opinions just like that after the announcement. Seems like the national-level group think was pretty shocked he won the award.
As the biggest Smart fan on this board. Smart deserves all the credit in the world because he is the best defender at his position but Adebayo, Giannis or Gobert have more impact on defense. Even his Draymond like intangibles and on court coaching ability aren´t enough to overcome the impact gap between elite guards and bigs. Just going with the most impactful defender in the league guards wouldn´t even make the top 3.